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Chapter 495

"The Chinese Dragon made a pass and shot, Newcastle was two goals behind and then equalized"

"The Roar of Mount Tai Makes the Red Devils Tremble, and the Magpies Come to Life"

"A good situation was ruined in an instant, Manchester United out of the title race"

No.20 After the second round of the league, the major media in England reported the results of the focus battle between Newcastle and Manchester United. Even the news that Arsenal defeated Chelsea at home, surpassed their opponents to become second in the league, and narrowed the points gap with Newcastle to four points also ranked second.

Newcastle's performance this season is indeed too good.

Reaching the semi-finals of the League Cup is nothing, and passing the fourth round of the FA Cup is nothing. After all, Newcastle was lucky and did not encounter too strong opponents in these two competitions. The Champions League easily qualified because the opponents in the group were not particularly good.

They have played against Manchester United twice this season, with one win and one draw. They beat Chelsea at home and drew away with Arsenal. They also have a good record against these direct competitors.
Perhaps only when No.20 comes to Stamford Bridge to challenge Chelsea in the ninth round, Newcastle will stop their unbeaten pace.

Especially when the score was equalized after two goals behind, it will definitely bring stronger confidence to the Newcastle players.

On the third day after returning from Manchester, Newcastle, who was sitting at home, beat Liverpool [-]-[-]. Mourinho did not send Gerrard to face the former owner in this game, but let Ribery return to the midfield to play organization. Long Bisheng was surrounded by Messi and Walcott.

The star of this game is Ribery, who has not been very eye-catching since the beginning of the season. He scored twice in this game, a long shot of about 30 meters, and a beautiful one-handed push.Messi scored the third goal.

Although he did not score a goal, the media still gave Long Bisheng a high evaluation. Long Bisheng's wide range of running in the frontcourt made Liverpool's defense at a loss, and his ability to pass the ball quickly and correctly after receiving the ball was one of the biggest factors for Newcastle's extremely smooth offense.

In fact, Long Bisheng's performance was like this when he didn't score in the first few games of this season, but he hadn't conquered the hearts of the English media at that time, so the same performance was viewed by the English media at that time with an extremely critical eye, but now it is viewed with an extremely appreciative eye.

Aren't many things in the world like this?For example, in a party, a person talks and laughs boldly and jokes with everyone. If you like him, you will think he is bold, masculine, and not sloppy. But if you don’t like him, you will think that he is rude, uneducated, and does not know how to understand other people’s views.

Looking at the same thing from different angles, different conclusions will always be drawn, because the conclusions are made by completely different people.

After Liverpool, it was Middlesbrough who fell under the iron heel of Newcastle. Although it was at their home stadium, Middlesbrough could not stop the Magpies who had reached their peak.Two to zero, another complete victory!
Next, Newcastle, which used a wide range of rotations, won consecutive victories in the FA Cup and the League Cup. First, they sent most of their substitutes to beat Chesterfield away in the fourth round of the FA Cup.

"We're going to win all the titles."

This is no longer an exaggerated rhetoric. With the fighting spirit and momentum that Newcastle are showing now, no one doubts that they are capable of doing this!
Of course, some people are snickering. Although Newcastle have won consecutive victories recently, their state seems to come out a little too early. The period from the end of February to May is the most important time for a team preparing to win the league and the Champions League.

What does Mourinho think?
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The time has entered February, and the Champions League round of [-] will be held at the end of February. Between these two games, there will be a League Cup final and an FA Cup sixth round match. If Newcastle can pass Burnley in the fifth round of the FA Cup, then four consecutive games during that period are extremely important.

For Newcastle, which has already entered the League Cup final, this championship cannot be easily let go, but the Champions League knockout is also very important. Many people think that the most sensible move for Newcastle is to give up the FA Cup, which is now less and less important, and accumulate strength to attack in the Champions League and the league.

After defeating two underdogs Blackburn and Southampton in a row, Newcastle has expanded its lead to six points. There is still one week before the first round of the Champions League round of [-] knockout round against Serbia. Everyone thought that Newcastle would give the main players a rest in the league game against Manchester City at home, but they miscalculated Mourinho's character.

Mourinho is a man who must retaliate - Newcastle's only loss since the beginning of the season was an away loss to Manchester City. Now that they are at home, how could they not teach Manchester City a good lesson!

Except for Ribéry, Dawson and Bell sitting on the bench, the other Newcastle main players are all on the stage. They want to defeat Manchester City at home and avenge last season!
Before the start of this round, Manchester City had successfully surpassed their rivals in the same city, Manchester United, and entered No.4. Adesler originally planned to take advantage of Newcastle's opportunity to distract them from the Champions League and beat them away to consolidate the top four positions and strive to enter the Champions League. However, he did not expect Newcastle to go all out in this game!
When he saw Newcastle's roster, he couldn't help but curse.

"Damn the Portuguese! Is this victory more important than the Champions League knockout? Do we need all the main force?"

When scolding this sentence, he forgot how much he thanked Mourinho when Newcastle drew with Manchester United in the away game a few weeks ago, giving Manchester City the opportunity to surpass this rival in the same city.

The character of a coach can often determine the character of a team.

Mourinho will take revenge, and Newcastle will naturally not let go of any opponent who has defeated them.

So at the beginning of the game, Newcastle's players pounced on their opponents like eleven lions. Judging by their momentum, they seemed to tear their opponents to pieces.

The lion is a very ferocious animal in people's impression, but in fact this animal is not only brave, but also very cunning.

Lions are different from tigers, tigers do not eat food, and tigers walk alone, but lions are often in groups. Their tactics of encircling and annihilating food can be learned and used by humans.

This is exactly what Newcastle is now, brave and calm.

In just 10 minutes, Newcastle knocked on the door of Manchester City, a quick counterattack that can be loaded in the textbook.

Mattok tackled the ball at Barry's feet, and then immediately passed the ball to Bostock in the frontcourt. Bostock broke through with the ball and distributed the ball to Baxter in front. Baxter and Messi made a beautiful one-two and broke through the penalty area.

After taking the lead, Newcastle began to use their strong overall strength to deal with the opponent, using patient short passes to make Manchester City's players gradually become impatient. They ran desperately on the field, but it was difficult to organize an effective attack.

After the start of the second half, Newcastle suddenly exerted force and firmly suppressed Manchester City in their own half. After continuous inversions, Newcastle finally tore open Manchester City's defense. Long Bisheng scored the ball to Messi. After breaking through the bottom line, Messi unexpectedly passed the ball to the front of the penalty area.

This goal drove St. James' Park into a complete frenzy. Bostock and his teammates hugged and shouted excitedly.

He, Baxter, Walcott, Mattock and Huntington are all outstanding players in England under the age of 25, but they can only serve as the main substitutes in Newcastle. They may be reluctant to replace others, but they are willing to stay in Newcastle because they are seen as substitutes in the eyes of outsiders.
Just like this season...

Before the end, Baxter's goal was the icing on the cake for the team. In the end, Newcastle won a hearty victory at home. The score of [-]-[-] made Pei Wei proud in front of the Arabs, and let Manchester City know that they still have a long way to go before becoming a super giant in the Premier League and even Europe.

This victory allowed Newcastle to continue their terrifying state in the league, and it also enabled them to focus on the three cup games for the next period of time. In the next half a month or so, they will play four games, all of which will be cup games.

The first game is the first round of the Champions League quarter-finals, away to Sevilla.

(End of this chapter)